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  • Germany: ABB’s Offshore Wind Projects to Proceed as Planned

    27 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to the Financial Times Deutschland, Swiss engineering compay  ABB is expecting its offshore wind projects to advance as planned, without  delays. Peter Terwiesch, head of ABB in Germany, said that profit margins for the projects are in a “normal development corridor.” Contrary to Siemens whose power-transmission unit reported a loss of EUR 169 million […]

  • Germany: ABB’s Offshore Wind Projects to Proceed as Planned

    27 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to the Financial Times Deutschland, Swiss engineering compay  ABB is expecting its offshore wind projects to advance as planned, without  delays. Peter Terwiesch, head of ABB in Germany, said that profit margins for the projects are in a “normal development corridor.” Contrary to Siemens whose power-transmission unit reported a loss of EUR 169 million […]

  • Partrac to Attend RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Event

    7 May 2012

    Partrac will be exhibiting at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition on the 13th and 14th June in London ExCel. It will be exhibiting within the Scottish Pavillion. RenewableUK’s 11th annual offshore conference and exhibition will have a global focus. UK and emerging markets will showcase their strengths and opportunities. Partrac is a marine data acquisition […]

  • UK: KPM Marine Joins Offshore Wind Industry

    20 May 2012

    KPM Marine, manufacturer of specialist safety products for the marine industry, entered the renewable energy industry by developing a shock mitigation seat for offshore wind farm service boats. As the Birmingham Post informs, the company has increased its annual revenue from GBP 50,000 to GBP 750,000 in just three years, during which it worked closely […]

  • UK: KPM Marine Joins Offshore Wind Industry

    20 May 2012

    KPM Marine, manufacturer of specialist safety products for the marine industry, entered the renewable energy industry by developing a shock mitigation seat for offshore wind farm service boats. As the Birmingham Post informs, the company has increased its annual revenue from GBP 50,000 to GBP 750,000 in just three years, during which it worked closely […]

  • Ready for take off: Helicopters in the offshore wind industry

    26 August 2012

    At first sight perhaps conventional shipping would appear to be the most obvious means of getting out to and supporting wind farm installations. A helicopter being employed on such slim structures as wind turbines with long blades does not seem to be the most obvious candidate. But nevertheless an industry has grown up that is […]

  • USA: G&W Introduces Switchgear for Offshore Wind

    28 August 2012

    G&W Electric Company introduces a new concept in power switchgear for offshore wind applications. The switchgear is self-contained, maintenance free and fully submersible, eliminating the need for special climate and humidity regulated control rooms. The switchgear is sized to fit through the typical entrance opening of the wind tower and does not require any field […]

  • Offshore wind in Greece: The energy hub of Southeast Europe

    12 October 2012

    Mediterranean countries have set targets for offshore wind development in the Mediterranean Sea by 2020. Greece has a relatively very low target of 200MW installed offshore wind capacity. This offshore development mainly concerns conventional offshore wind farm project designs. But Greece’s energy market is at the forefront of transformative changes that are attracting investors from […]

  • UK: Delyn MP Supports Offshore Wind Development

    1 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Speaking in Parliament, Delyn MP David Hanson called on the Secretary of State for Wales for more Government’s action on supporting development of offshore wind energy, in order to boost the economy and increase employment rate. Mr. Hanson gave an example of Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in Mostyn, Flintshire, which will open 120 […]

  • The Netherlands: Risk Margin for Offshore Wind Project Increases

    31 January 2012

    Every day newspapers are full of the latest Eurozone crisis. In 2010, Tom Murley from private equity firm HgCapital described the economy to Wind Directions as having had the equivalent of “open-heart surgery”. Today, he says: “Depending on what happens with the Eurozone we may be wheeling the economy back into surgery again.” The offshore […]

  • UK: No Value Accorded to SeaEnergy Offshore Wind Services

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Research house Edison says that SeaEnergy should see the gap between its market price and the value of its assets close, the ProactiveInvestors reports. Edison analyst Graeme Moyse said that there is a significant gap between the market price of SeaEnergy and the value of its cash balance, and also in its stake in Lansdowne. […]

  • UK: BWS Inspects D1 Area for Offshore Wind

    29 October 2012

    On the 17th and 18th October Niels Tolstrup and Jacob Kjærgaard from Blue Water Shipping visited Belfast office and inspected the finished D1 area that is to be used for the handling and shipping of foundations and turbines for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind project in the Irish Sea. “D1 was handed over […]

  • Video: Rotterdam Ready for Offshore Wind with Sif Group

    3 October 2016

    Dutch manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Sif Group, is working full steam at its new facilities in Rotterdam after assembling the first monopiles there at the end of the last month. Expecting to have more than 150 people working in Rotterdam in two years, the company is continuously looking to recruit. The first monopiles that will leave […]

  • Siemens Hires Aimselect to Provide Offshore Wind Talent

    13 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    UK-based recruitment, talent and search consultancy Aimselect Projects Limited has been awarded a framework agreement with Siemens Wind Power to provide services for their offshore wind projects. Aimselect will provide Siemens Wind Power with EHS Advisors, Quality Inspectors and QHSE Site Inspectors for all of their wind projects. Dean Bradshaw, Aimselect’s CEO said: “Siemens are one of the […]

  • Siemens Hires Aimselect to Provide Offshore Wind Talent

    13 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    UK-based recruitment, talent and search consultancy Aimselect Projects Limited has been awarded a framework agreement with Siemens Wind Power to provide services for their offshore wind projects. Aimselect will provide Siemens Wind Power with EHS Advisors, Quality Inspectors and QHSE Site Inspectors for all of their wind projects. Dean Bradshaw, Aimselect’s CEO said: “Siemens are one of the […]

  • Elisa Floats Self-Installing Offshore Wind Turbine

    18 October 2016
    Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers gathered around the EU-funded Elisa Project have developed an offshore wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled and pre-commissioned in controlled harbour conditions. This innovation, the Elisa technology 5MW fully operational prototype, is located in the Canary Islands and is the first bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine completely installed without the need for heavy-lift vessels, […]

  • Germany Smashes Offshore Wind Power Production Record

    20 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    German offshore wind farms are expected to generate 13 billion kWh of electricity in 2016, a 57 percent jump compared to 8.3 billion kWh generated by wind farms off Germany in 2015. The estimate was released by the country’s Federal Association for Energy and Water Management (BDEW) and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg […]

  • Taiwan Gets Complete Offshore Wind Development Guidelines

    7 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    ITPEnergised (ITPE), Ramboll and BMT Asia Pacific (BMT) have delivered their third and final set of best practice guidelines for development of offshore wind farms in Taiwan and presented them to the local industry.

  • MassCEC Seeks Potential Offshore Wind Hubs in Massachusetts

    25 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has kicked of a search for underdeveloped waterfront sites within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that could be acquired and potentially improved through private investment to become suitable facilities to support near-term and long-term offshore wind activities. MassCEC is now seeking proposals from an engineering team with the necessary expertise to […]

  • Taiwan Setting Up Offshore Wind Certification Platform

    7 December 2016
    Technology

    Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection (BSMI) informed that it has been working with the Taiwan Electric Research and Testing Center (TERTEC), Taiwan Electronics Testing Center (ETC), Metal Industries Research and Development Center and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (MIRDC) to establish certification platforms for several energy technologies, including offshore wind. The BSMI and the Metal Industries Research […]

  • Hiab Cranes to Make Offshore Wind Debut in China

    21 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Load handling equipment manufacturer Hiab, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply a minimum of 100 HIAB light-range loader cranes for a wind turbine manufacturer in China.

  • Report: Japan Sleeping On Its Offshore Wind Potential

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Japanese offshore wind-power resources have been largely overlooked but have tremendous potential, and can viably contribute to baseload power demand in the country’s post-nuclear era, according to a report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

  • BOEM to Share California Offshore Wind Plans with Locals

    27 March 2017
    Authorities & Government

    A public information meeting on offshore wind energy will be held on April 13 in San Luis Obispo, California. The meeting will see the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) joining the State of California in sharing information on current planning activities for possible offshore wind development off the coast of California.

  • Orga Keeps Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Lit

    29 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Dutch provider of aviation obstruction lighting Orga BV has installed its LED obstruction light system on the recently inaugurated 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm.

  • Australia Thinks Big with First Offshore Wind Project

    2 June 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The government of Australia’s state of Victoria has welcomed plans for the establishment of the country’s first offshore wind farm in Gippsland.